Saturday, January 02, 2016

Peek at the Week of January 4-8



DATE
SPECIAL
HOMEWORK
Monday,
January 4
E Day
Spanish
1. Read for at least 10 minutes & log your minutes
2.  Reader Response:  Choose 1
Tuesday,
January 5
F Day
Library
1.  Read for at least 10 minutes & log your minutes
2.  Math: CC page 1-2
Wednesday,
January 6
A Day
Gym
1.  Read for at least 10 minutes & log your minutes
2.  Writing: Blue and White Journals
Thursday,
January 7
B Day
Art & Music
1.  Read for at least 10 minutes & log your minutes
2.  Math: CC page 3-4
Friday
January 8
C Day
Gym
1.  Read over the weekend & log your minutes
2.  Highlights of the Week letter (parents write back)

Happy New Year-----Welcome back!
CAPTAIN
It’s Tessa’s turn again!  We are on our second round!

ACADEMIC UPDATE
The business of the holiday season is behind us and it’s a great time to refocus on our school work.  This will mean setting some new goals and starting some new units of study. 

*Math Workshop: We will begin Unit 4 of the Investigations program.  This unit focused on data analysis.  The unit is divided into three sections:
Sorting
Collection & Representing Data
Comparing Age Data

*Reading Workshop:  Our new unit is called “Getting to Know Characters”.  During this unit we will take a deeper look at the characters in our books. We will learn about character traits, make connections to characters, and


*Writing Workshop: Our next unit of study is called “Writing Reviews”.  This is persuasive writing.  We will learn about using details to support our opinions.  During this unit we will write reviews of books, movies, restaurants, games, etc.  We will launch this unit by writing about collections.  There is a green paper attached to this newsletter explaining our collection ‘show & tell’.